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We visited Queendown Warren in Kent today. Thankfully I was driven; not an easy place to find from the M2 (for me at least).

I have two pictures; not wonderful I know but I hope they will be helpful.

I think this might be a Brown Argus; it seems too dark a brown for a Common Blue Butterfly?
[ii] I have never knowingly seen a Small Blue Butterfly but I'm wondering if this fairly worn character might be one? I say that by looking at the spot pattern on the outside of the wing? But I wonder if it's small enough.
Hopefully I'm not too far off the mark but …..

A million thanks in advance ~ Mike …..

I make no claims for being an expert but as no one else has answered ...
1 female Brown Argus
2 looks too blue to me to be a Small Blue. It's not the best picture & it's a tatty example so that's as far as I'm going

I'd edge toward male Common Blue for the second.

Lee

Hi Mike,
1) Male Brown Argus
2) Male Common Blue
BWs, Neil

Dear all:

Thanks very much.

I had hoped the second one might be a Small Blue; I wasn't at all convinced though!

Once again, many thanks….